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AIBU?

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I totally know I'm being unreasonable about next door

53 replies

AJ279 · 25/02/2016 12:43

But I've put it in AIBU because people will probably tell me I'm being unreasonable anyway.

Next door neighbours moved in a few months ago, and now they are having a new kitchen fitted. For a week now we've had banging and drilling and hammering 7.30am-4.30pm. We live in 2 bed new build so the houses are small and there are no rooms in the house which aren't attached to their house, same for them.

Now this is the unreasonable bit, in my head, I feel like they could have at least forewarned me, they know I have a 5 month old and that I'm home all day. She won't nap because of the noise and since it started I've been thinking I should maybe go over to my mums and wait it out there- but I don't know how long they're going to be at it and I'd much rather be in my own house so I can binge eat and have the heating up. I don't at all resent the fact they are having the work done, that would be stupid.

I suppose what I want to know is, if you were having extensive work carried out which would be very noisy and ongoing, would you give your neighbour a heads up, at least tell them how long you think it would last?

I think I would, but then we've always let them know even if we are having a party and to tell us if we were disrupting them at all.

I just want my baby to sleep and to be able to hear myself think EnvyEnvySad

OP posts:
SuperFlyHigh · 25/02/2016 17:43

tbtc I think for you no time would've been good enough but that's my opinion. You have no right to ask her to stop and start Windows being fitted there could've been lots of reasons for her times.

tbtc20 · 25/02/2016 19:31

super
You are of course entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to say you are making rather grand inferences about me based on a couple of posts.

I never suggested I thought she should start and stop on my say so.

SuperFlyHigh · 26/02/2016 16:37

tbtc I can see you didn't say she should do anything but it's rather you assumed she should wait or tell you.

As with the other poster here a neighbour doesn't have to tell you re work starting it may be polite but they don't have to tell you not you tell them eg when your baby is born.

I think it's the expectations that give rise to entitlement. Sorry you were disturbed however.

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